I hope that what I write here will help students of Spanish and of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries to develop vocabulary, practice structures, and better understand our rich customs and histories.

Take a look at the following web site: http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/index.htmlIt was created by Orlando Kelm, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Texas at Austin, but it's free to the public and it's a wonderful way to get some practice with your Spanish.There are a variety of interviews of native speakers from several different countries, speaking at different levels and about a number of different topics. You can listen to the interviews, do the grammar activities, learn the vocabulary from the lists, and create your own short videos. You can share on this page or send me a video if you want some feedback. Play around with the site, trying different topics. This is something that you can do at different times in the summer to make sure that you don't lose your ear for Spanish before you come back in the fall.